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SEC Statement Regarding Recent Market Events And Lehman Brothers

Date 14/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced this evening that, together with the Treasury and the Federal Reserve, it is working with Lehman Brothers to address the issues that it faces. In particular, the SEC is taking actions to ensure that customers of Lehman Brothers Inc., the U.S. regulated broker-dealer subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which holds the accounts of Lehman’s U.S. securities customers, will not be adversely affected by recent market events. The brok
International Swaps and Derivatives Association Lehman Netting Trading Session Protocol Update

Date 14/09/2008

ISDA confirms a netting trading session is taking place between 2 pm and 4 pm New York time today for OTC derivatives. Product classes involved are credit, equity, rates, FX and commodity derivatives. The purpose of this session is to reduce risk associated with a potential Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. bankruptcy filing. Trades are contingent on a bankruptcy filing at or before 11:59 pm New York time, Sunday, September 14, 2008. If there is no filing, the trades cease to exist. These trades
International Swaps and Derivatives Association Lehman Netting Trading Session Protocol

Date 14/09/2008

ISDA confirms a netting trading session is taking place between 2 pm and 4 pm New York time today for OTC derivatives. Product classes involved are credit, equity, rates, FX and commodity derivatives. The purpose of this session is to reduce risk associated with a potential Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. bankruptcy filing. Trades are contingent on a bankruptcy filing at or before 11:59 pm New York time, Sunday, September 14, 2008. If there is no filing, the trades cease to exist. These trades are
Force Majeure Declaration With Respect To Deliveries Of September 2008 And Any Remaining August 2008 NYMEX Natural Gas Contracts

Date 13/09/2008

In consideration of the impact of Hurricane Ike, a Delivery Committee panel (the "Committee") convened, Friday September 12, 2008, to review deliveries in progress related to the NYMEX Natural Gas (NG) Futures Contract for the September 2008 contract month.
EuroCCP To Launch Clearing & Settlement System Friday - Will Support Turquoise's Limited Live Launch Of Trading Platform

Date 13/09/2008

European Central Counterparty Limited (EuroCCP) is expected to launch on Friday with 15 firms having gained approval as clearing participants, including the nine founding members of Turquoise and six other firms.

Statement Of U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission - Recent Market Conditions

Date 12/09/2008

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tonight issued the following statement: Senior representatives of major financial institutions are meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Friday evening to discuss recent market conditions. Also participating in the meeting are Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox, and Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy F. Geithner.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 12/09/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, September 22, 2008.
Statement By New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo On Fidelity's Agreement To Buy Back Auction Rate Securities

Date 12/09/2008

I am pleased to announce that Fidelity Investments today has become the first downstream retail broker to settle and agree to buy back Auction Rate Securities from its customers. This means that Fidelity will return approximately $300 million to its customers by the end of the year. Obviously, Fidelity's involvement with Auction Rate Securities is, in important respects, different from that of the underwriters and investment banks with whom we have previously settled. In sum, I applaud Fidelity
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P Global 100, S&P/ASX All Australian 50, S&P Asia 50, S&P Europe 350, S&P Latin America 40, S&P/Topix 150 And S&P/TSX 60 Indices

Date 12/09/2008

As part of the quarterly rebalancing, the shares outstanding for several constituents of the S&P Global 100, S&P/ASX All Australian 50, S&P Asia 50, S&P Europe 350, S&P Latin America 40, S&P/Topix 150 and S&P/TSX 60 indices will be updated effective after the close of business of Friday, September 19, 2008.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date September 15, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 12/09/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date September 15, 2008 (effective with the September 14 evening session).